Survivors of the July 30, 2024, landslides in Mundakkai-Chooralmala in Wayanad district held a protest on Monday (May 19), saying they have not received the monthly rent and relief money promised by the government. Many of the worst-affected people said their lives are now in a crisis due to the delay in payments, despite the … Read more
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s birthday greetings to Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday (May 18, 2025) were laced with a dig at the Narendra Modi government, whom he accused of “continuously ignoring” Mr. Dhankhar’s impassioned pleas on behalf of the agitating farmers. Mr. Dhankhar, who … Read more
The NAD land issue was a major challenge to the development of Seaport-Airport Road over the past 20 years. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The government has sanctioned ₹32.26 crore for the extension of Seaport-Airport Road that includes the price for the acquisition of 2.49 hectares from the Naval Armament Depot (NAD). Besides the ₹23.11 … Read more
Hyderabad in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar along with Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi inspected the 12-acre government land in Banjara Hills of Hyderabad on Saturday (May 3, 2025). | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT A 12-acre government land in Banjara Hills of Hyderabad which was reclaimed after being encroached upon, would be made useful … Read more
Pratiksha Kavate, 17, is an 11th-grade student who lives with her parents in Kavatewasti, which is atleast an hour away from her college in Junnar Taluka in Maharashtra’s Pune district. Pratiksha’s classes start at 7 am, she wakes up at 5 am to do household chores and catch the bus at 6 am to … Read more
Osmania General Hospital doctors from multiple specialisations coordinated to perform liver transplantation on a patient suffering from Marfan’s syndrome and hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS). The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL In a medical breakthrough, doctors at Telangana government-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad have successfully performed a liver … Read more
The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued an order on Wednesday allocating a captive port at D.L Puram in Anakapalli district, with 2.90-km-long waterfront located beyond the three nautical miles buffer zone stipulated in the NAOB (Naval Alternative Operations Base – Rambilli port) notification, to ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AMNS), subject to obtaining requisite clearance … Read more
The Kozhikode Corporation Council has demanded the State government to speed up investigation into the building number scam in which the user IDs and passwords of Corporation employees were allegedly leaked to carry out fraud. The case is being investigated by the Vigilance department. Discussing a report submitted by Corporation secretary K.U. Bini on the … Read more
Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray attacked the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) over the Nagpur violence and claimed that the BJP was trying to push Maharashtra into a situation similar to Manipur. The Shiv Sena UBT leader raised questions regarding the Maharashtra government’s handling of recent violence in … Read more
The BBMP has introduced a One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for government buildings and public sector undertakings (PSUs) under its limits. This scheme will be effective until March 31, and aims to facilitate the clearance of property tax dues. According to BBMP officials under this scheme, all government buildings and PSUs can pay their property tax … Read more